1. General Comment No 3 on wwd
Side event to Social Forum
2016

2. Women with disabilities
Article 6 CRPD:
Women with disabilities
1. States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the full development, advancement and empowerment of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms set out in the present Convention.

3. What are General Comments?
Interpretative legal documents by treaty bodies
Content of GC No 3
Sec I Introduction (def intersect discr)
Sec. II Normative Content
Sec III State Partie‘s Obligations
Sec IV Interrelationship between Art. 6 and other articles
Sec. V National Implementation

4. Sec. II Normative Content Art. 6 (1)
Denial of reasonable accommodation on basis of disability or gender
Forms of discrimination include: direct, indirect, denial of reas. accom., by association, structural or systemic
Public and private sphere

5. Sec III State Partie‘s Obligations:
Respect: States must not violate CRPD
Protecton: States must protect wwd from discrimination by private actors
Fulfillment: States must promote wwd and take twin-track approach

6. Sec. V National Implementation: Combat multiple discrimination
Abolish discriminatory law and practices
Support and encourage organizations of wwd

7. To conclude: GC No 3 =
comprehensive description of various forms of discrimination against wwd
Clear guidance to SP
Important tool for civil society